1996 Alcorn State Braves football team
American college football season
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 4–7 (3–4 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Jack Spinks Stadium |
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No. T–8 Jackson State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Cardell Jones, the Braves compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | No. 10 Troy State* |
| L 7–61 | [1] | |
September 7 | at Grambling State | W 31–6 | 21,787 | [2] | |
September 14 | at Western Illinois* | L 17–34 | 6,498 | [3] | |
September 21 | Alabama State |
| W 31–7 | [4] | |
September 28 | at Samford* | L 13–14 | [5] | ||
October 5 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff* |
| W 19–2 | [6] | |
October 12 | at Prairie View A&M | W 24–0 | [7] | ||
October 19 | Texas Southern |
| L 17–28 | [8] | |
October 26 | Southern |
| L 14–21 | [9] | |
November 9 | at Mississippi Valley State | L 9–16 | [10] | ||
November 23 | at No. 8 Jackson State | L 17–27 | 62,512 | [11] | |
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References
- ^ "Davis leads Troy to rout of Alcorn". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 1, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frosh QB leads Alcorn to big win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 8, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blalock too much for Alcorn". The Clarion-Ledger. September 15, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn St. coasts behind tough defense". Enterprise-Journal. September 22, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Samford 14, Alcorn St. 13". Sun Herald. September 29, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Links Sands through a defense, Alcorn runs over UAPB". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn St. 24, Prairie View 0". Victoria Advocate. October 13, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern uses late scores to defeat Alcorn". Enterprise-Journal. October 20, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern U. 21, Alcorn State 14". Sun Herald. October 27, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valley outlasts Alcorn State". Hattiesburg American. November 10, 1996. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU beats Alcorn, 27–17". Hattiesburg American. November 24, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn State Braves Yearly Results (1995–1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
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